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I am your host, Michael Covel, not filtered, raw, honest.

That's my passion.

For any of you that follow my Facebook, you know that I'm fascinated with the political campaign

of one Donald Trump.

Not because I think he's a savior, not because I even know what his positions might be.

His positions seem to change quite a bit. But I'm fascinated by what Trump

has done to the establishment. On all sides, Trump is causing the establishment to literally wet their

pants.

The tactics and strategies they are using to counter Donald Trump are arguably even worse than the ones that he has been using.

In my adult lifetime, I have never seen the establishment literally cry.

Because this comes down to one thing.

Those that have the power, those that control the power levers right now, don't want to give it up.

There are too many Republicans in line behind the so-called establishment candidates

to get the political goodies if their guy gets in.

Trump is not their guy.

Upset the apple cart in a major way.

The hope that I could see in someone like Trump is that he might, just might, maybe, slightest chance, make a dent in the deep state.

That all-encompassing, tentacles surrounding, squeezing you tight Washington, D.C. political establishment, where frankly, there is no difference between Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio,

except on some of the issues that, frankly, are not as important from a big picture standpoint regarding the health of the country.

The overall economic health.

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